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    Meinhard Benn: Dark Wallet, Bitcoins for MIT, Bitcoin’s Limitations and Mining

    Meinhard Benn: Dark Wallet, Bitcoins for MIT, Bitcoin’s Limitations and Mining

    FromEpicenter - Learn about Crypto, Blockchain, Ethereum, Bitcoin and Distributed Technologies

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    Meinhard Benn: Dark Wallet, Bitcoins for MIT, Bitcoin’s Limitations and Mining

    FromEpicenter - Learn about Crypto, Blockchain, Ethereum, Bitcoin and Distributed Technologies

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    Length:
    55 minutes
    Released:
    May 5, 2014
    Format:
    Podcast episode

    Description

    For episode 18, Meinhard Benn was on as our guest host, while Sebastien was enjoying a few days off. Meinhard is the lead software developer for Bitcoin Brothers, a Bitcoin mining startup based in Berlin.
    Topics covered in this episode:

    Dark Wallet: Features, privacy and is this good or bad for Bitcoin?
    Every MIT undergrad will receive $100 in BTC
    Can Bitcoin scale? Blocksize, bandwidth, etc.
    Bitcoin Brothers’ ambitious mining project

    Episode links:

    Dark Wallet
    Bitcoin Brothers
    MIT Bitcoin Club

    This episode is hosted by Brian Fabian Crain. Show notes and listening options: epicenter.tv/018
    Released:
    May 5, 2014
    Format:
    Podcast episode

    Titles in the series (100)

    Epicenter brings you in-depth conversations about the technical, economic and social implications of cryptocurrencies and blockchain technologies. Every week, we interview business leaders, engineers academics and entrepreneurs, and bring you a diverse spectrum of opinions and points of view. Epicenter is hosted by Sebastien Couture, Brian Fabian Crain, Meher Roy, Sunny Aggarwal, and Friederike Ernst. Since 2014, episodes have been downloaded over 4 million times.